1. The Comprehension Approach
Ms. Rasha Ali

2. It is called this because of the importance it gives to listening comprehension. There are some similar approaches to the comprehension like: Natural approach – Learnable approach – Lexical approach
Introduction

3. How to apply TPR in TEFL Class p. 109 -110
1- Introduce the method to your student in Arabic 2- your Ss will not speak but rather they will listen to you and do what you do 3- you will need some volunteers 4- They will sit next to you facing their friends. 5- Only volunteers and you can speak the others will listen and follow you 6- you will give them some commands in English “TL” and they will do the actions with you
How to apply TPR in TEFL Class p

4. 7- you can start for example by saying “stand up” something they never heard before 8- you will stand up so they will do as you 9- Then you ask them to do like you “many times” 10- If Ss make an error, you need to repeat the command while acting it out 11- Use different commands and do the same 12- Write the new commands n the board 13- Later you will just give the command and your Ss will do the action alone.

5. TPR Principles 1. Teacher’s goal: 2. Teacher’s role:
To reduce the stress students feel when studying foreign languages. To encourage them to persist in their study beyond a beginning level.
2. Teacher’s role:
Teacher is the director of all students’ behavior.
3. Students’ role:
They are imitators of their teacher nonverbal model.
TPR Principles

6. 4. Teaching characteristics: - Giving Ss some commands
- Perform the action with them
- Ss perform the commands alone
- Ss learn to read & write these commands
- Students at the end speak and give commands
5. T-S / S-S interaction:
Teacher interacts with the whole class “individually and group”
Students perform the actions together. They can learn by watching each other.

7. 8. Areas of language emphasized:
6. students’ feeling:
To reduce their stress, by allowing them speak when they are ready.
To make language learning enjoyable as possible.
7. Language viewed:
The oral modality is basic. Culture is the life style of people who speak the language natively.
8. Areas of language emphasized:
Vocabulary and grammatical structures.

8. 9. Students’ native language:
TPR is usually introduced in students’ native language, but after that TL is used.
10. students’ evaluation:
Observing students’ actions individually.
11. Respond to students’ errors:
Teacher correct only major errors.

9. 1- Using commands to direct behavior 2- Role reversal 3- Action sequence
TPR techniques